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Trump to nominate Heather Nauert for UN ambassador

By Katelyn Caralle
Published December 7, 2018 2:45pm ET
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Trump to nominate Heather Nauert for UN ambassador
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President Trump announced Friday that he will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to succeed Nikki Haley as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

“Heather Nauert will be nominated [for U.S. ambassador]. She’s done work with Nikki Haley to replace Nikki at the United Nations. She will be ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn before departing for a trip to Kansas City, Mo.

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